Blog — 3 Brothers Film

Review: Song to Song (2017)

Singular moments impress, but the film lacks a cipher to unlock its secrets.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 25, 2017Bérénice Marlohe, Cate Blanchett, Holly Hunter, Michael Fassbender, Natalie Portman, Patti Smith, Rooney Mara, Ryan Gosling, Song to Song, Terrence Malick, Val KilmerComment

Review: A Quiet Passion (2017)

Fans of Davies’s films or Dickinson’s poems will be in rapture, but the average viewer will be left befuddled.

The Current: In Theatres, Reviews, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromApril 14, 2017A Quiet Passion, Terence Davies, Cynthia Nixon, Jennifer Ehle, Keith CarradineComment

Review: Hello Destroyer (2017)

Unrelenting in a way most Canadian films are not.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 31, 2017Ben Cotton, Hello Destroyer, Ian Tracey, Jared Abrahamson, Joe Buffalo, Kevan Funk, Kurt Max Runte, Paul McGillion, Sara CanningComment

Review: High Plains Drifter (1973)

This is a vicious film that has nothing but contempt for American hypocrisy.

Reviews, Overlooked and Under-Appreciated, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 28, 2017Billy Curtis, Clint Eastwood, Ernest Tidyman, Geoffrey Lewis, High Plains Drifter, Jack Ging, Mariana Hill, Mitchell Ryan, Scott Walker, Stefan Gierasch, Ted Hartley, Verna Bloom, Walter Barnes, westernComment

Review: T2 Trainspotting (2017)

T2 Trainspotting profoundly understands and employs nostalgia.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 23, 2017Anjela Nedyalkova, Danny Boyle, Ewan McGregor, Ewen Bremner, Irvine Welsh, John Hodge, Jonny Lee Miller, Kelly Macdonald, Robert Carlyle, T2 Trainspotting, TrainspottingComment

Review: After the Storm (2016)

Hirokazu Kore-eda has crafted one of the best films of the year.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromMarch 17, 2017After the Storm, Hirokazu Kore-eda, Kirin Kiki, Hiroshi Abe, Yoko MakiComment

Review: John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)

Sublime carnage in perfect balance.

Review: Split (2017)

Shyamalan's entertaining return to form.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromFebruary 9, 2017Anya Taylor-Joy, Betty Buckley, Brad William Henke, Haley Lu Richardson, James McAvoy, Jessica Sulu, M- Night Shyamalan, Sebastian Arcelus, SplitComment

Review: The Founder (2016)

The Founder is a solid biopic with a blistering Michael Keaton at the centre.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromJanuary 6, 2017The Founder, John Lee HancockComment

Review: The Salesman (2016)

The Salesman works as a great introduction to Farhadi’s films, while being doubly-rich for those familiar with his previous work.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 9, 2016The Salesman, Asghar FarhadiComment

Review: Manchester By The Sea (2016)

About as good an actors' showcase as you'll get this year.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 8, 2016Casey Affleck, Gretchen Mol, Kenneth Lonergan, Kyle Chandler, Lucas Hedges, Manchester By The Sea, Michelle WilliamsComment

Review: Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk (2016)

The rigorous application of technology is fascinating, even if its results are mixed.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromDecember 2, 2016Ang Lee, Ben Fountain, Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk, Chris Tucker, Garrett Hedlund, Jean-Christophe Castelli, Joe Alwyn, Kristen Stewart, Steve Martin, Vin Diesel Comments

Review: Arrival (2016)

Arrival is both formally astounding and emotionally resonant.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 24, 2016Amy Adams, Arrival, Denis Villeneuve, Eric Heisserer, Forest Whitaker, Jeremy Renner, Mark O'Brien, Michael Stuhlbarg, Ted Chiang, Tzi Ma Comments

Review: Elle (2016)

Elle is merely a good bit of trash dolled up with an artful sheen.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 11, 2016Paul Verhoeven, Isabelle Huppert, ElleComment

Review: Moonlight (2016)

Wonderfully observant and particular filmmaking.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromNovember 8, 2016André Holland, Ashton Sanders, Barry Jenkins, Janelle Monáe, Jharrel Jerome, Mahershala Ali, Moonlight, Naomie Harris, Tarell Alvin McCraney, Trevante RhodesComment

Halloween Horror: Evil Dead (2013)

Redundant but also entertainingly nasty.

Flash Back, Reviews, Halloween Horror II, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 14, 2016Elizabeth Blackmore, Evil Dead, Fede Alvarez, Halloween Horror, Jane Levy, Jessica Lucas, Lou Taylor Pucci, Rodo Sayagues, Sam Raimi, Shiloh FernandezComment

Review: Keeping up with the Joneses (2016)

Not even a fan of mindless comedies will be able to sit through this one.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromOctober 14, 2016Keeping Up with the Joneses, Greg Mottola, Michael LeSieur, Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher, Gal Gadot, Matt Walsh, Maribeth Monroe, Patton Oswalt, Kevin DunnComment

Review: The Lovers and the Despot (2016)

The Lovers and the Despot tells a fascinating story in a mediocre manner.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 30, 2016The Lovers and the Despot, Robert Cannan, Ross AdamComment

Review: Hell or High Water (2016)

Authentic and intelligent, while still providing rollicking entertainment.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 27, 2016Ben Foster, Chris Pine, Dale Dickey, David Mackenzie, Gil Birmingham, Hell or High Water, Jeff Bridges, Katy Mixon, Kevin Rankin, Taylor SheridanComment

Review: In Order of Disappearance (2014)

There's little to recommend In Order of Disappearance beyond its amusing opening and the presence of Skarsgard.

Reviews, The Current: In Theatres, Aren's ReviewsAren BergstromSeptember 23, 2016In Order of Disappearance, Hans Petter Moland, Kim Fupz Aakeson, Stellan Skarsgard, Pal Sverre Valheim, Bruno GanzComment